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0 Have your say Planning permission has been granted for a new residential development in Leeds city centre. Addington Capital, a property investment and asset management firm, has now been given the go-ahead for 100 apartments of varying sizes - split into three blocks - on Melbourne Street.Leeds-based firm Den Architecture were employed as architects for the project and the plan is to get on-site and build as soon as possible, according to bosses at the company.The firm was attracted to undertake another Leeds development due to significant regeneration over the last few years, as popularity and vibrancy in the city centre’s Northern Quarter has soared.Phil Symonds, partner at Addington told City Buzz: “This scheme will be Addington’s third PRS scheme in Leeds. “We acquired, refurbished and sold 183 units in joint venture at Waterside and are currently on site at Headingley, where we have developed 124 units to date and are now about to … [Read more...] about Go ahead for Leeds city centre apartments

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A KNIFE-wielding man set a car on fire and stabbed three people in a terrifying attack in Melbourne today. Cops shot the suspect who was filmed swinging a blade at officers in the middle of the city centre. In the horrifying footage, the man is shown lunging at two police officers with the knife as a car burns just a few feet away. Heroic bystanders, including a man with a shopping trolley, attempt to fend off the attacker. Three people were rushed to hospital while one of those victims was rushed to hospital with a neck injury and are believed to be in a critical condition, News.com.au reports. Two other victims were taken to hospital but there condition is not yet known. The incident is being investigated by counter-terrorism police. More to follow... For the latest news on this story keep checking back at Sun Online. Thesun.co.uk is your go to destination for the best celebrity news, football news, real-life stories, jaw-dropping pictures and must-see video. Download our … [Read more...] about Knife-wielding maniac stabs three people and attacks cops in Melbourne city centre are torching his car

Vienna has dislodged Melbourne as the world's most liveable city for the first time. The southeastern Australian city has been dislodged by the Austrian capital after having clinched the title for the previous seven years consecutively. The Economist Intelligence Unit's (EIU) Global Liveability Index began in 2004 in its current form and ranks 140 urban city centres on a range of factors from infrastructure, crime and education to healthcare and political and social stability. Osaka in Japan also ranked in the top three while Calgary, Canada and Sydney, Australia completed the EIU's top five ranked cities. On the flip-side, the war-torn Syrian capital Demascus ranked highest in the survey's list of the ten least liveable cities in the world. The top three in this list also included Dhaka, Bangladesh and Lagos in Nigeria. The EIU said that high levels of conflict and terrorism had an adverse effect on some survey categories that contributed to some cities being positioned at the foot of … [Read more...] about World’s most and least liveable cities of 2018 revealed

A WIDE-EYED bush baby stares at me from the jungle, as a tapir ambles up to sniff curiously at my feet. Riding through this wilderness, it’s hard to believe I’m in the planet’s third most densely populated country. Singapore’s Night Safari is a trip on a buggy through a zoo, with no barriers between open-mouthed guests and the animals. We spot all sorts, from wolves to elephants amid the subtly-lit jungle. I’ve stopped off in Singapore en route for Melbourne, Australia. Perfect for families, both bustling cities offer incredible encounters with nature on their doorstep. The Night Safari is part of a wider conservation area called Wildlife Reserves Singapore that also includes the River Safari attraction. Here, my wife Hazel and our daughters Miranda and Daisy gawped at giant pandas and rare indigenous birds before taking a leisurely boat trip down the river. And there’s plenty more nature to explore … [Read more...] about Double dip with trip to Singapore and Melbourne to see wonderful wildlife in the city